Sandbore Caye Light
  Sandbore Caye Lighthouse Belize | |
| Location |
Sandbore Caye Belize |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 17°27′52″N 87°29′18″W / 17.464382°N 87.488240°WCoordinates: 17°27′52″N 87°29′18″W / 17.464382°N 87.488240°W |
| Year first constructed | 1886 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1931 (second) |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square piramidal tower with balcony |
| Markings / pattern | red tower and a white upper band, white balcony |
| Height |
25 metres (82 ft) (current) 20 metres (66 ft) (first) 21 metres (69 ft) (second) |
| Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft) (current) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
| Admiralty number | J5934 |
| NGA number | 16288 |
| ARLHS number | BLZ-010[1] |
Sandbore Caye Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Lighthouse Reef at 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Belize City, Belize.
History
The station on Sandbore Caye was established in 1886 building the first lighthouse formed by a skeletal tower 20 metres (66 ft) high replaced in 1931 with a similar one higher. The current light has a skeletal square frustum tower with balcony and a focal height of 25 metres (82 ft); it emits a white flash every 10 seconds.
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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